Base Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

Assembled frames sanded on front only with 220 grit paper.

Base cabinet face frame dimensions.

Please note that assembled face frames will have a size tolerance of 1mm on the overall sizes and 1mm within each opening. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. For example a front frame can be ordered 36 w x 96 h or 96 w x 36 h but not 96 w x 96 h. Note that your carcass is 1 2 less in overall width than your desired finished cabinet dimensions.

For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and stiles 1 3 4 inches and all middle stile and rails at 2 1 4 inches so i end up with 1 1 4 inch of all of the stiles and rails exposed with my 1 2 inch overlay doors. Individual face frame rails vary in width from the top of the cabinet to the bottom. Standard stile rail dimensions for face frames is 1 1 2. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

Maximum front frame sizes are 96 in one direction and 48 in the other direction. They feature a frame around the face of the cabinet similar to a picture frame or you can imagine a front panel with a space cut out of it. Base cabinet height is the dimension that is least variable virtually all base cabinets come from the factory at 34 1 2 inches tall. Base cabinet height.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Framing wider than 4 1 2 may have one glue joint. Building codes and accepted design practices like to stress accessibility and the wrong height is the one aspect that can make a base cabinet inaccessible. The hinges on framed cabinets are installed on the frame and the cabinet door sits on the outside of the face frame.

Face frames cover plywood edges. Framed cabinets are the more traditional style of american built cabinets. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs. For face frames attached with pocket holes also drill 3 4 phs facing forward for attaching face frames in later steps on underside of bottom shelf.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. On the outside edge. Center or divider rails typically measure 2.